After chaotic and surreal convoy military we go to Gorongosa. We begin to see the mountains surrounding the end, the last corner, the famous Great Rift Valley, geological fracture probably the most beautiful of the planet. Perhaps someone who models things out there decided that the end of that cleft should be beautiful and different and then the Gorongosa National Park was chisel. Perfect imperfection He almost succeeded in destroying man and that man was responsible for giving life back. Everything in this space has some ephemeral and eternal at the same time.
We begin to see the mountains surrounding the end, the last corner, the famous Great Rift Valley
In Gorongosa was where I first used the tents. Not all, who decided that there was this from the sacks and tarpaulins not fit into your trip and decided to rent one of the park bungalows gleaming (I will not name, but there were two Galician and more petite nurse with glasses). Outside the joke, to see them get on the golf carts with bags Galicians consecrated them to the altar of good living, always liked this group does not devour other pulses. It was a top of the trip and we got it again. Sometimes one were nine, but were nine.
The camp got the better of many. Amaia Txarli and almost were screaming for camping, Monica needed some adjusting and Rosa lived first sleeping under plastic. She would be the star of these days. The 27 July was his birthday and among all we had prepared some surprises. I had bought a gift and Irene, her friend, I had insisted from the first day I had a cake that she wanted to give, so we ordered one in the restaurant.
They cook together, lights the fire, looks, spoken and silent under a sky that does not hinder reflexes
Before the event we live a nice first night. The campers get the better of the groups. They cook together, lights the fire, looks, spoken and silent under a sky that does not hinder reflexes. This will cut the long day (we had woken up at three o'clock), with a collection of snoring it seems that nothing went protagonist rest her head on the mat and with a lot of good feeling that we owned all. It had been a long time since I went to bed so exhausted.
The next morning we woke up with two celebrations, the Rose and we offer the park. We took the car and into the natural area. Gradually we perceive the natural grandeur of that environment. The yellow fever acacia and palm trees stand amid lush vegetation. We were looking for the dangerous special Gorongosa elephants, of which we had heard that a week ago had shot down a vehicle.
Maybe it's the legend of his fangs, but these elephants have something special
Suddenly, after doing a few miles down dirt roads without traces of other tires, In the distance we saw a group of elephants. It was a large herd eating the trees. We approached carefully and saw to our right. May be the fangs legend, but these elephants have something special. One feels that invades their quiet, you're not of this world, yours, and must leave. I like this place, the feeling of being in a wild place that tries to forget a past that will not leave you hollow. You feel a stranger's how to feel in the parks.
But, Gorongosa kept a bigger surprise than their elephants. Lookout Road Hippos we find a lagoon. How to describe that place? I do not know it right, and neither do the photos. Green grass onrushing clear water surrounded by land red at times reflected in your slides. It is surrounded by mature trees with branches laden wind. Along its shores and as far as the eye, are scattered hundreds of waterbuck, impalas, birds ... who stop to look at you with awe. Looks more like a painting than a real image.
A huge water floodplain, animals, vegetation and that can never be anything spectacular in the eyes
We were all speechless, contemplating and contemplating a place you never imagined (I did not remember well). Then, a mile later, arrived at the viewpoint of hippos and saw a similar image: a huge water floodplain, animals, vegetation and that can never be anything spectacular in the eyes. At the bottom, a million miles, almost hand touches the mountains of the Sierra de Gorongosa. In a few African parks have seen a landscape so beautiful like that of the aquifer.
With that energy that gives the enjoyment we returned to camp. Me Rediscover con Pedro Muagura, the man who planted trees hundred million and told me to invite a tribute, with two other journalists, that the Government is going to give in November (I did a report in El Mundo last year and half). Have I ever said that was one of the most interesting people I interviewed. He laughs almost ethical, as if I did not do anything your body to be happy. They were also Vaco Jeff Galante and Trollip, all friends of a site that both Victor and I want to especially. VACO me introduce Greg Carr, American philanthropist with money, 40 billion, has made this miracle of the rebirth of life in Gorongosa possible. (He was the inventor of voice mail of the mobile and for those things in life has finished giving the planet a park that was almost dead). I have an interview pending with him.
Carrr Greg has finished giving the planet a park that was almost dead
By the late Rosa and Monica were a safari car park and late I decided to go back to our car and take the rest of the group (less Lino and Victor) to a final meeting with the special place. Again stumbled upon beautiful images and, especially, clean with a sunset, where the sun slips tethered, in which Amaia gave me a song that I knew there had their meaning. On personal level, that time was one of the best of the trip.
At night he played the party. Rosa, the honoree, I was so happy that it seemed to discount years among his fingers. Addition, we came to visit Bob, a cameraman for National Geographic, American, that Victor and I met a year ago and now works VillasdoIndico filming in park. The good mood was latent. Dined again by a fire in the middle of nature. Irene brought the cake so lovingly had from day one wanted to give to her friend and we gave our gift. Rosa cried with excitement with the ease with which Rosa cries of excitement and we all went back to fucking go to sleep happy in the knowledge that it was a good idea to go guerrilla and closer to enjoying this experiment of nature called Gorongosa.
PD. We apologize to the public for some of the photos shown in this report. Yes, know that some clothes are compllicadas to justify, but what one puts in is in Gorongosa Gorongosa.
